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Lyrics & meaning

Thuli Eeram

From Aneethi · 2022

Lyricist
Karthik Netha
Singer
Harish Sivaramakrishnan
Music director
G. V. Prakash Kumar
Movie name
Aneethi
Movie release year
2022
Lyrics added on
13 Jun 2023

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Thuli eeram surakadha vaazhvil
Aram thoonghi vazhigindra ooril
Oru needhi thalaiyeeri aadum
Aneedhi
Madhayanai arasaalum kaatil
Thanakkaana idam thedum eesal
Kidaikkamal alai modhum sogam
Aneedhi
Yaar needhi melo yaar needhi keezho
Panam kaasin kaiyongum podhu
Pasi yaavum vazh yendhum podhu
Muran pattin malaraaga pookkum
Aneedhi aneedhi
Kaanal neeroo siru ootrro
Needhi dhaan yaadhoo
Poovin kaambhae seezh endraal
Vaasam thaan kanavoo
Vinmeenoo kanneeroo
Needhithaan edhuvoo
Maanudam enbathae
Maaperum tholviyoo
Eliyavar vaazhum vaazhvoo aneedhi
Meengalin thevaiyoo
Thoondalin aasaiyoo
Uyir vaazhdhalin koothilae
Yaavumae kelviyoo
Kaanal neeroo siru ootrro
Needhi dhaan yaadhoo
In a life without a single drop of warmth,
In a town lost in deep slumber,
A twisted justice runs wild—
Injustice!
In a forest ruled by a raging elephant,
A winged ant searches for a space of its own;
The sorrow of wandering without ever finding it—
Injustice!
Whose justice is high, whose justice is low?
When money raises its powerful hand,
When all of hunger takes up a sword,
It blooms as the flower of contradiction—
Injustice, injustice!
Is it a mirage, or a tiny spring?
What will be left in the end?
If the very stem of a flower is filled with rot,
Is its fragrance merely a dream?
Is it a distant star, or a falling tear?
What will truly remain?
Is humanity itself
Just a monumental failure?
Is the very life of the weak an injustice?
Is it the need of the fish,
Or the greed of the hook?
In this wild struggle to survive,
Is everything just an unanswered question?
Is it a mirage, or a tiny spring?
What will be left in the end?
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

The song encapsulates the existential despair and struggle against systemic oppression depicted in the movie Aneethi. It deeply questions the true nature of justice in a world devoid of empathy, where righteousness is asleep and money holds power. The lyrics use vivid metaphors—like a tiny winged termite trying to find space in a forest ruled by wild elephants, or a flower whose stem bleeds pus—to depict the helpless state of the marginalized. Ultimately, the song serves as a poignant philosophical reflection on whether justice is real or merely an illusion. It questions whether humanity itself has failed and whether the daily struggle of the underprivileged is an inherent tragedy or a rigged game controlled by the powerful.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Metaphor (Uvamai)

Madhayanai arasaalum kaatil / Thanakkaana idam thedum eesal

Compares the oppressive powerful class to a rogue elephant ('Madhayanai') ruling a forest, and the vulnerable poor to a fragile winged termite ('Eesal') seeking a tiny space.

Rhetorical Question (Vinaa)

Kaanal neeroo siru ootrro / Needhi dhaan yaadhoo

Uses continuous philosophical questions to express doubt and existential anguish regarding the existence of justice.

Contrast / Imagery (Muran)

Poovin kaambhae seezh endraal / Vaasam thaan kanavoo

Juxtaposes the beauty and delicacy of a flower ('Poovu', 'Vaasam') with corruption and decay ('Seezh' / pus) to symbolize deep-rooted societal corruption.

Monai (Initial Rhyme / Alliteration)

Maanudam enbathae / Maaperum tholviyoo

Repetition of initial consonant/vowel sounds in adjacent lines ('Vinmeenoo' and 'Needhithaan' / 'Maanudam' and 'Maaperum').

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Trivia

This title track from Vasanthabalan's psychological thriller 'Aneethi' (2023) was composed by G. V. Prakash Kumar with lyrics by Karthik Netha. The song features powerful vocals by Harish Sivaramakrishnan, the lead vocalist of the popular Carnatic-rock band Agam, which gives the song its distinct rock-infused classical energy.

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